Hello friends, with the increasing advancement in technology, our TV sets have became more advanced and now we can watch TV through internet connection in our home. Slingbox is one such gadget which allows free TV streaming but I’m here with top 5 Slingbox alternatives.
Slingbox is a device using which TV Streaming can be done for free of cost over different gadgets in your home. You need to have an internet connection and a Slingbox and you’ll be able to do streaming of TV for free.
With Slingbox you can share the cable connection or your TV channels on to other TV, mobile phone, laptop or computer. If you got the internet connection then you even get access remotely anywhere around the world. This is the power of Slingbox and no doubt, it’s amazing and must have if you’re addicted to TV channels.
Top 5 Slingbox Alternatives (Review)
Slingbox is amazing but it’s not the only such device available which you can get. So here I’m writing down the top 5 Slingbox alternatives.
Apple TV
If you’re having two or more Apple products like Mac, MacBook, iPhone, iPad then you should have this Apple TV. It will sync content from one device to another and that too on 1080p full HD quality.
As you must be having iTunes account so you can also watch videos or buy movies from there and you can mirror the videos over iPad or iPhone via AirPlay feature. You can even use your Netflix subscription to watch TV in HD using Apple TV. As every other Apple products, Apple TV comes with a good price but its worth of its features.
HDHomeRun
You can use this gadget to watch TV on your computer or laptop with your internet connection (broadband). The device also allows sharing of content either via cable or by antenna.
You can share videos or movies or TV shows at HD and full HD qualities and everything happens almost instantly. You can even get its compatible app from iOS store and share content on your iPhone or iPad via Wi-Fi.
Roku box
You must have seen a motion detector for gaming these days and this device provides that feature along with TV streaming. You can watch your favorite channel on HD and can even enjoy your Netflix or Hulu Plus subscription.
There is a community too of Roku users online from where you can find which channels are best to watch. You can call it best entertainment and streaming device available in the market.
Belkin @TV
This is another great alternative to Slingbox and it comes with all the features which are there in the Slingbox. It allows free streaming of TV channels over Wi-Fi and even on 3G and 4G cellular network.
The device comes with compatible to not even Apple’s products but also with most of the popular other hardwares and gadgets so you will find any of your latest smartphone or laptop or PC compatible with it.
Vulkano Lava
Another device which supports Wi-Fi and 3G cellular network on which users can stream TV channels for free on other devices. Using 3G cellular network, users can stream their favorite TV channel on mobile devices.
It supports full HD content and can easily stream that over different devices but at the end it depends on other device compatibility whether it can afford playing full HD content or not.
Wrap up
So friends these were the top 5 Slingbox alternatives with their review. My favorite was the Roku box and if you got Apple products then you should get an Apple TV.